Chapter 14 of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Hazzle_, hazel. _Heal_ (2), hide, to cover. _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them. _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle. _Heft_, weight.
Chapter 14 of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “_Heal_ (2), hide, to cover.”
the handle of a weapon or tool
From this reading “_Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “_Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “_Hazzle_, hazel.”
heal or recover
lift or elevate
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading “_Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.”
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
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From this reading _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Heal_ (2), hide, to cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading _Heal_ (2), hide, to cover.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
the handle of a weapon or tool
From this reading _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading _Hazzle_, hazel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hazzle_, hazel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Heaen_ (1, 4), a haft, handle.
heal or recover
From this reading _Heal_ (2), hide, to cover.
lift or elevate
From this reading _Heft_, weight.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading _Heal_ (2), hide, to cover.
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Heal_ (2), hide, to cover.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Heal pease_, to hoe up the earth on them.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading _Heft_, weight.
Chapter 14 of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by William Barnes holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 14 holds 319 sentences of Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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